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  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Instant Criminal Background Check System

    US firearm background-check demand intelligence (monthly)

    Monthly US firearm background-check demand intelligence from the FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), retrieved via a machine-readable parse of the FBI's official month/year-by-state PDF (verified: annual totals reproduced from the CSV match the FBI publication exactly for 2020 and 2021). Covers 55 jurisdictions (50 states, DC, Guam, Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) with transfer-intent purchase checks (handgun + long gun + other + multiple), permit checks, and administrative/other checks separated. Includes YoY momentum, 3- and 12-month moving averages, a documented 0-100 monthly demand score with per-month state ranks, surge / easing / 12-month-record-high flags, and month-level national context. Trailing 10-year panel. Caveats: NICS counts checks initiated, not firearms sold (FBI disclaimer) — permit regimes substitute for point-of-sale checks in many states; the latest month is subject to FBI revision. FBI material is U.S. federal public domain (commercial reuse allowed); source: Federal Bureau of Investigation.

    • us
    • retail
    • demand
    • monthly
    rows
    6,600
    Quality
    100
    Updated
    Sep 30, 2026
    Fresh
    License
    Commercial use OK

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